[Sci-tech-public] IAS-STS Fellowship Programme 2006-2007

[Kris Kipp]

>
>INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES
>ON SCIENCE; TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY (IAS-STS), GRAZ - AUSTRIA
>
>Apologies for crossposting!
>
>We ask you to forward this information to persons,
>who could be interested!
>
>
>Dear Madam or Sir,
>we would like to announce the
>
>IAS-STS Fellowship Programme 2006-2007
>
>The IAS-STS in Graz, Austria, promotes the interdisciplinary investigation 
>of the links
>and interactions between science, technology and society, technology 
>assessment,
>as well as research on the development and implementation of socially and
>environmentally sound technologies.
>For this the IAS-STS invites researchers to apply for a stay between 1 
>October 2006
>and 30 June 2007 as
>
>- Research Fellows (up to nine months) or as
>- Visiting Scholars (up to one month)
>
>We also encourage senior scientists - working within the framework of the 
>issues
>listed below - to apply as
>
>- Guest Lecturers.
>
>The IAS-STS offers excellent research infrastructure. Close co- operation 
>with
>researchers at the IFZ (Inter-University Research Centre for Technology, 
>Work and
>Culture; see: www.ifz.tugraz.at), guest lectures, workshops and 
>conferences provide
>an atmosphere of creativity and scholarly discussion.
>
>Furthermore we can offer five grants (EUR 1,000 per month) for long term 
>Fellows
>(nine months) at the IAS-STS:
>
>The fellowship programme 2006-2007 is dedicated to projects investigating the
>following issues:
>
>1. Gender ­ Technology ­ Environment
>Women with their various interests, competencies and potentials play an 
>important
>part in the process of shaping socially sound and environmentally friendly 
>sustainable
>technologies ­ be it as users and consumers, or as experts. Applications 
>should
>focus on research in the field of women in traditionally male fields of 
>engineering, on
>ways of creating cultures of success for women engineers (students, 
>graduates), and
>on masculinity and the culture of engineering.
>
>2. Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects of Human Genetics and Biotechnology
>A main focus of the fellowship programme lies on research projects 
>providing a better
>understanding of human genetics or biotechnology in the context of 
>fabrication,
>application and regulation. Researchers investigating socio-cultural 
>aspects of
>genetic testing or risk issues in biotechnology are especially encouraged 
>to apply.
>
>3. Technology Studies and Sustainability
>Fellowships will be awarded for research projects contributing to the 
>issue of
>sustainable development from the perspective of social studies or the 
>history and
>philosophy of science and technology. Projects should aim at socio-economic
>aspects of environmental technologies or at strategies of environmental 
>technology
>policy, such as user participation, strategic niche management or 
>ecological product
>policy. We encourage both theoretical analysis as well as empirical case 
>studies and
>implementation research.
>
>4. Information and Communication Technologies
>A focus of the fellowship programme will be put on novel developments 
>based on
>information and communication technologies (ICT) from an STS 
>point-of-view. Topics
>like embedded systems, ubiquitous computing or ICT applications in traffic 
>systems
>shall be analysed with respect to their wider social and political 
>implications. Further
>issues of interest are the social shaping of new ICT developments and 
>participative
>approaches to the design of ICT systems and applications.
>
>Applications must be submitted to the IAS-STS by 31 December 2005.
>
>For application forms and further information:
>Please visit our website: www.sts.tugraz.at
>
>Institute for Advanced Studies on Science, Technology and Society (IAS-STS)
>Attn. Guenter Getzinger
>Kopernikusgasse 9
>8010 Graz ­ Austria
>E-mail: info at sts.tugraz.at
>
>
>
>

Kris Kipp
Academic Administrator
Program in Science, Technology, and Society
Doctoral Program in History, Anthropology, and
Science, Technology and Society (HASTS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Mass. Ave., E51-185
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617-253-9759
Fax: 617-258-8118
Email: kipp at mit.edu 
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